(1391) Carelia

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Asteroid
(1391) Carelia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5457  AU
eccentricity 0.1679
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1184 AU - 2.973 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.587 °
Sidereal period 4,062 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.67 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,614 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery February 16, 1936
Another name 1936 DA, 1949 MR
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(1391) Carelia is an asteroid of the main belt , of February 16, 1936 by the Finnish astronomers Yrjö Väisälä in Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Latin name of the Russian-Finnish border region of Karelia .

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